Wilderness Go Bag (Part 2) The items you need in your Bag

I recently posted a short article and video on having a Wilderness Go-Bag with you on your next Wilderness Adventure. This is a follow-up post discussing the gear you should have in your Go Bag. This post discusses the basic items/gear you should have in your Bag. These are not necessarily the only things because everyone may have different individual needs while exploring a Wilderness Area.

Having a Wilderness Go-Bag will allow you to centralize your gear in one smaller pack that you carry in you back pack. When you get to your basecamp all you have to do is grab your Go-Bag out of your backpack and you are ready for your daily expeditions with a lighter pack. A Go-Bag also gives you the necessary gear to sustain you during an emergency if you need to bug out of your basecamp.

The concept of a Go-Bag is not new but it is something you should consider on your next Wilderness Adventure. A good example of why I think you should have a Go-Bag in the Wilderness may entail the following scenario. Yo are at your basecamp and some type of natural disaster, (e.g. Flood, Fire, Storm), hits you can grab your Go -Bag and quickly exit the area. Minutes and seconds may be the difference between life and death. Once you have cleared the emergency you now have the gear with you to sustain yourself until you get to safety.

A Wilderness Go-Bag also allows you to venture away from your basecamp to conduct your daily expeditions with a lighter pack. Below are the items I discuss in my video on the basic gear that you need to have in your Wilderness Go-Bag if you decide to use one on your next Wilderness Adventure.

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I am a Wilderness Backpacker who travels to remote and rugged Wilderness areas in North America. I post Wilderness articles, product reviews, and tips on my website to make your next trip into a rugged Wilderness area more enjoyable and more importantly safer.